John Adams Federalist Party Representing Massachusetts (est. population 370,000) Objective:
My objective is to create a US Constitution where a strong central government is present, where the three branches of government “check and balance” each other, with a powerful presidency and to create a united nation under the Constitution.
Experience/ Qualifications:
Helped write the Constitution of Massachusetts (major basis for the US Constitution); Authored much of the Declaration of Rights of Massachusetts; Delegate at both Continental Congresses; on the drafting committee for the Declaration of Independence; Signing of Treaty of Paris 1783
Occupations:
Teacher (one year before going to study law); Member to Massachusetts legislature (1770-1774); Member of Continental Congress (1774-1777); Lawyer: trials of the Boston Massacre; Diplomat to France
Education:
Harvard College (1755)
Skills:
Writing with force and clarity; Leadership;
References:
Thomas Jefferson: friend and foe, disagreements about politics but had strong respect for one another Mercy Otis Warren: foe, wrote that I became used to British monarchy while in France James Madison: friend, colleague
(Side note: “There are few people in this world with whom I can converse … I can treat all decency and civility, and converse with them, when it is necessary, on points of business. But I am never happy in their company.”)
Federalist Party
Representing Massachusetts (est. population 370,000)
Objective:
My objective is to create a US Constitution where a strong central government is present, where the three branches of government “check and balance” each other, with a powerful presidency and to create a united nation under the Constitution.
Experience/ Qualifications:
Helped write the Constitution of Massachusetts (major basis for the US Constitution); Authored much of the Declaration of Rights of Massachusetts; Delegate at both Continental Congresses; on the drafting committee for the Declaration of Independence; Signing of Treaty of Paris 1783
Occupations:
Teacher (one year before going to study law); Member to Massachusetts legislature (1770-1774); Member of Continental Congress (1774-1777); Lawyer: trials of the Boston Massacre; Diplomat to France
Education:
Harvard College (1755)
Skills:
Writing with force and clarity; Leadership;
References:
Thomas Jefferson: friend and foe, disagreements about politics but had strong respect for one another
Mercy Otis Warren: foe, wrote that I became used to British monarchy while in France
James Madison: friend, colleague
(Side note: “There are few people in this world with whom I can converse … I can treat all decency and civility, and converse with them, when it is necessary, on points of business. But I am never happy in their company.”)
Works Cited
DeGregorio, William A.. "John Adams." The Complete Book of US Presidents: From George Washington to Bill Clinton.. New York: Wing Books, 1997. 19. Print.
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"John Adams ." Monticello. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. <http://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/john-adams>.
"John Adams A Defence of the Constitutions of Government." Reading Revolutions. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. <http://hua.umf.maine.edu/Reading_Revolutions/Adams.html>.***
"John Adams Defends the Constitution ." iCitizenForum. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. <http://www.icitizenforum.com/footnotes-history/john-adams-defence-constitutions-government-united-states/john-adams-defence-const>.
"John Adams Foreign Commerce and Federal Union." Annals of American History. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. <http://america.eb.com/america/article?articleId=385417&query=john+adams++1785>.
"U.S. Population by State, 1790 to 2009 ." Infoplease. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. <http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004986.html>.